lingo

Example Sentences

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The language seeps into the lingo of players and coaches, who talk about bringing juice to practice, whether or not they’re rewarded with a physical juice box.

From Seattle Times

Glossary comes loaded with industry-specific dictionaries and allows employees to share their own definitions of office lingo.

From Seattle Times

“The lingo has changed. The understanding of the issues has changed.”

From Scientific American

It’s also a play on the word propagation, which is plant lingo for the process of reproducing multiple plants from a single plant, typically by replanting cuttings from the parent plant.

From Los Angeles Times

The offseason is a great time to gear up, learn the lingo and an obscure fact or two, and get a good understanding of icing so you can hold your own next season.

From Seattle Times